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JO: Okay tell us about Melting Pot, were the record company saying okay you�ve been here so many years and its about time you brought out a greatest hits album? TIM: Its like, we wanted to sort of leave Beggars and we had to give them 6 LP�s so we had to make one up. JO: How did you select which trax you were going to use, was there sort of in band fighting over it? TIM: there was sort of a couple of fall outs over a couple of trax, But I mean generally�it was sort of like�� JO: It was fairly obvious what trax to choose? TIM: Nah, but it was just like if you make a tape for someone you sort of go with what you thinks gonna sound right next and stuff, you know� JO: Its almost like Dj�ing, its like doing your ultimate set, playing your own records TIM: Its just like if we had what we thought was sort of different moments of what we�d done, just to say we�ve not always sort of been like a pop group or we�re a bit more un..er..un..catergorisable (laugh) or whatever you call it, how do you call it? JO: Invent new words on the radio!! TIM: Uncatergorisable JO: Are there certain tracks that you know are really popular with the fans, cause you�ve got a pretty loyal fan base? TIM: Oh yeah, we put on a track called Here Comes a Soul Saver cause I think it was a bit sort of live favourite. Caller 1: Do you think that bands from the north of Britain have more to offer music wise? TIM: I dunno, cause north is compared to like London, but its like we�re all sort of from different parts, it was like a sort of mixture of people anyway, I think it was sort of the fact we were all into one thing really which was being in a group, trying to change something, you know make people feel better. JO: What do you think to people who bang on about were from Manchester and therefore have more substance to our band? TIM: I don�t think that is right, I think that regionalises everything, I think music�s from the heart, yeah, I think that�s a hard one to answer. Caller 2: Tim what do you sing in the shower? TIM: What do I sing in the shower?? Ermmm JO: He doesn�t wash, he doesn�t have showers! TIM: Yeah, I�m dirty�.No but a load of stuff really, and I sort of practice a lot, to get mi technique right (laughs) JO: Your vocal range! TIM: Sort of um, stuff that were working on at the moment really. JON: Do you really? I didn�t know that JO: We�ll play a track off the album, what�s your favourite track off Melting Pot? JON: I like Opportunity 3 miself. TIM: Its about 20 minutes long!! (laughs) JO: Well could you choose one that�s a bit shorter JON: Ah, well, �.Easy Life�that�s a good one TIM: Yeah, yeah good one�. JO: I just wanted to find out, bands that you really like at the moment, and�.you're writing at the moment, is that what you�re up to? JON: Ah yeah, well, everybody�s tucked away�.. TIM: Everybody just keeps going skiing JO: Skiing or snowboarding, which one do you�? JON: I had a go at both, I couldn�t do either! JO: Retired due to injury (laughs) JON: Yeah that is�..don�t ask me about writing�.. JO: We just thought maybe you had social lives back and maybe you were going out seeing bands and kind of keeping in touch while you�re writing. TIM: Have we seen anyone? We�ve not really seen anyone at all, cause um, we haven�t got a social life (laughs) JO: Cause you have no friends, no life� TIM: Listen to records really and just sort of stay in JO: So what�s some of your favourite records at the moment, what do you want us to play? TIM: Lambchop�a track called the man who loved beer JO: Is this on the album How I quit smoking? TIM: Yeah, yeah JO: So what is it about Lambchop that you like, do you follow them quite closely? TIM: To be honest with ya, I�ve only just started sort of getting into them, and it was a friend of mine put a compilation tape up for us, and I just sort of got obsessed really and bought all their records and I�m gonna write to them and stuff, see if we can bring em over and get em live. JO: Have them play with you..that would be good! TIM: That would be amazing, some things just get to you like that and you have to go out and buy all their records and you�re hooked�..it�s a good thing about music. JO: Do you understand then the people that are really into your music then? TIM: Well its different really, innit, cause you�re looking at it from the other way. JO: Do you always take time to sign autographs and talk to people in the street? TIM: Oh yeah yeah, I mean you don�t�. JO: Unless its Richard Branson of course.. TIM:�oh yeah..right! (laughs) at the same time as you�re feeling a bit weird signing an autograph if you told them that you couldn�t do it you�d just rub people up the wrong way so you�ve gotta. You know if someone comes up to ya and tells you that you�ve done sommat really good, it sorta makes you feel pretty bouncy for the rest of the day, it�s a good feeling that somebody�s actually acknowledged what you�ve done. JO: This is a fax that came through earlier about the interview you did for FHM TIM: Oh yeah, about meat or sommat | ||||||||||||||||
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JO: no, its about trainers, He says he�s got an original pair of Adidas Wimbledons TIM: No way! JO: And an original Fila..Bourg???? TIM: BJ JO: BJ, navy blue, How much would you give him for them�are they priceless? TIM: Yeah they are priceless yeah� JO: So have you got a huge collection of trainers? TIM: Yeah I have, but erm, Wimbledon�s I had a pair in sort of like �81 or sommat, late 70�s early 80�s, and its like your favourite pair of trainers wear out and you go to get some more and they�ve gone..gone forever� JO: Do you them, you don�t chuck them away? TIM: I did chuck them away then always sort of wanted another pair JO: Call us now and Tim will give you vast amounts of money for them!! TIM: Size 7,8 or 9 (laughs) Well I can take all sizes.. JO: So how many pairs have you got? TIM: Dunno about 40. JO: 40???!!! (laughs) The Imelda Marcos of The Charlatans. TIM: I�ve got about 40 record players as well!! I collect stupid stuff. JO: You got a big house? TIM: Yeah sort of, pretty big yeah�.It�s a mansion!!! Caller 3: A couple of years ago you did a gig with Ride where you both shared the headline, I was just wondering who you�d do it with now? TIM: Chemical Brothers probably. JON: Yeah that would be a good one. JO: What plans have you got for touring�over the next year?? JON: Ah well, hopefully we can do some festivals in the summer. Dunno which ones yet, but mainly this year we�re gonna put another LP together. JO: Do you reckon it will be available for people to buy by the end of the year? JON: I wouldn�t like to say JO: What�s going on with the rest of the band, I hear there�s babies on the way and stuff? JON: Yeah there is actually, there is one baby on the way�I�m erm, 8 months pregnant at the moment.. JO: And looking very good on it (laughs) JON: thank you (laughs) JO: When you were putting this album together did it bring back memories of sort of the life and times of the Charlatans? I used to book bands and I remember you on the word in the early days, do you remember being on the word? TIM: I think, it was sort of first series I think. JO: It was, would that have been one of the first tv�s you did? TIM: Yeah I think JO: Can you remember what it was like? JON: Yeah brilliant, it was like live on tv for the first time, which was what we always wanted to do, it was mega, that was really good. JO: Did you watch it back and get friends and family to watch it? TIM: I remember watching Ready Steady Cook me, its brilliant JO: Would you say it is an ambition of yours to be on Ready Steady Cook? TIM: No but I do like Brian Turner, I think he�s good JO: Are you a good cook? TIM: yeah JON: He is actually JO: Do you have dinner parties? TIM: Nah, just do scampi for everyone (laughs) JO: Were going to play the track that everybody voted as their favourite track, what do you think that would be? TB: Ermm One to Another�is that right..yeah.. JON: Yeah I like that one! JO: Thanks a lot for coming in today TIM: No thanx for havin us! | ||||||||||||||||
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